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Steve Jobs Once Cited Leonardo Da Vinci's Example To Explain Why All 'Major' Thinkers Had This Trait That Made Them Exceptional
Saturday, June 21, 2025 - 11:00am | 587Read More...Steve Jobs once argued the greatest innovators are "both the thinker and doer in one person," invoking Leonardo da Vinci to prove that creativity and execution rarely succeed apart. What Happened: Addressing engineers in the early 1990s, the Apple (NASDAQ:APPL) co-founder said, "The doers are the...
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Stealing And Protecting A Masterpiece: How The Mona Lisa Went Missing And How Much She's Worth
Monday, June 20, 2022 - 3:10pm | 1053Read More...After 519 years, the Mona Lisa is still known as the most famous piece of artwork in the world, as well as one of the most protected and expensive. However, it wasn’t always famous or protected. First, some insights: The painting is believed to be a portrait of noblewoman Lisa del Gherardini...
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4S Means "For Steve"
Thursday, October 6, 2011 - 10:03am | 626Read More...When Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) released the the iPhone 4S on Tuesday, most people were up in arms, crying and whining that it was not named the iPhone 5, despite being drastically different than the iPhone 4. Now, we know why they named it the 4S instead of the iPhone 5. Now we all know why. 4S= For...
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Walking on Sunshine: Vibram Five-Finger Shoes Grow to New Heights, Infiltrate Benzinga Office
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - 3:40pm | 505Read More...There’s been a lot of buzz lately for this unusual shoe from Vibram. Its name FiveFingers – is as uncommon as its design. Not only are these shoes fashionable, tailoring towards outdoor enthusiasts who love new and unique products, but these intriguing shoes are also functional. FiveFingers aims to...
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Creator of $150 Million da Vinci Discovered
Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 8:44am | 120Read More...An alleged Leonardo da Vinci drawing in a private collection, "La Bella Principessa," widely reputed to be worth $150 million and subject of worldwide publicity and a recent book, may actually be a work by the eminent 19th-century German artist Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1794-1872), one of the...
